The wafer sheets are assembled into a single wafer by baking after being sprinkled with a sugar-and-hazelnut mixture or, depending on the variety, a mixture of a different flavour, namely almond, cocoa, vanilla or cinnamon

With is sprinkling of lakes and forests, Auvergne offers its visitors the largest group of volcanoes in Europe, Vulcania, the unique European Volcano Park, two Regional Nature Parks (the Auvergne Volcanoes and Livradois-Forez) more than 500 Romanesque churches, nearly 50 châteaux to visit along Historic Road of the Auvergne Châteaux and 10 spa towns which preserve the charms of the 'Belle Époque' and are not to be missed.

The firm - small in size, with 25 full-time employees and another 25 or so sprinkled around the world at various times - specializes in helping governments to commercialize and privatize their transportation organizations, particularly roads, railways and ports.

Resolutely creative French cuisine like roasted scallops on sliced baby artichokes, infused with honey, orange and lemon and sprinkled with crab meat; or the salmon en papillote with pine nuts and a star anise sauce.